ANIME CONVENTION FACTS OF ANTHONY!
1. How many times have you been to a convention? More than 20
2. Do you sleep at conventions? At the convention center, no.
3. Do you eat? If I didn’t, I would probably be dead.
4. Are you shameless at conventions?: Hell no.
5. On average, how much money do you spend?: Usually no more than $100; that’s how much I spent at AB.
6. Do you go to conventions to pick up people? No
7. Do you go to conventions to bang people? OMG NO!
8. How much cellulite do you see when you go to conventions?: I don’t care.
9a. Do you cosplay?: Rarely, don’t have time to make the cosplay.
9b. Do you watch skits on youtube?: No, I watch them on Vidgle!
10. Does your cosplay show a lot of skin? Why?
11. Is your cosplay the epitome of badassery?: No
12. Do you wait in line for things?: I don’t normally wait onlines anymore; in the old days yes. But now since I cover the cons under press, I don’t.
13. How many friends have you met from conventions? Several.
14. Have you ever been drunk at a convention?: No
15. Name your conventions (the early years I am lost at, i think we went to I-CON 21):
2002:
Anime Expo NY
I-con 21
2003:
Big Apple Anime Fest
I-con 22
2004:
I-con 23
2005:
I-con 24
2006:
Otakon
2007:
I-con 26
Anime Boston
Otakon
MangaNEXT
New York Anime Festival
2008:
I-con 27
New York Comic-con
Otakon
MangaNEXT
New York Anime Festival
2009:
I-con 28
New York Comic-con
Otakon
Anime Boston
Katsucon
Zenkaikon
New York Anime Festival
AnimeUSA OR Another Anime Con
16. Do you go to conventions alone or with a bunch of people? Usually with friends
17. Get your own room or mooch off of someone?: Have own room
18. Ever partied hard with a voice actor?: No, I just keep in touch with them.
19. Taken a picture with Silent Bob? I even had an interview with him! That idiot never said a word!
20. Jay too? Nope
21. Gotten home to find out you’ve lost weight from walking around so DAMN much? I probably do with all the stress.
22. Hugged random people? No
23. Kissed random people? No
24. Stalked someone who was cosplaying your favorite bishi character? No
25. Gotten a g/f or b/f out of a convention?: No
26. Hooked up with someone?: No
27. Tell the truth now… : No
28. Had a temporary convention love that ended by Monday morning?: No
29. Raved until you fell over? : No
30. Flirted with a dealer to get a discount?: Yes… that’s why I have so much free stuff in my room! jk
31. Taken pictures of people?: Yes
32. Had your picture taken?: Yes. Including people taking pictures of me wearing a mario hat with the BSOD shirt!
33. Gone to a photoshoot?: Yes
34. Planned a photoshoot?: No
35. Been stalked?: Yes.
36. Been annoyed by someone?: Yes.
37. Done the annoying?: I hope not.
39. Had such a miserable time you wanted to leave but didn’t?: I-CON 28, and thank god I didn’t. Stayed the entire day into the morning!
40. Gotten in a fight?: Not a physical one, possibly a verbal one but I don’t remember
41. Tried to stage a fight? Yes.
42. Success? Yes.
43. Freaked out when you saw one of your most favorite characters?: Nope
44. Someone freaked out when they saw your cosplay? Yes
45. Hung out with random people that you’d just met? Yes
46. Reunited with a friend? No
47. Broken off with a friend? At a con, no I don’t think so
48. Cried at a convention? Yes.
49. Saved trash from stuff you bought?: No
50. Eaten ramen and drunk ramune like they were air?: I have high blood pressuer so I can’t eat ramen.
51. Slept in the same bed as someone you’ve only known a few hours?: No
52. Made any money? With Vidgle’s Con Goer, I wish
53. Made someone else money? With interviews on Vidgle, maybe.
54. Sick of this survey? It was nice knowing you!
55. Okay…last question. Favorite convention you’ve ever been to?
I would say Otakon 2006.
